Oral Answers to Questions — Birching Sentence (Boys)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 November 1947.

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Photo of Mr Samuel Silverman Mr Samuel Silverman , Nelson and Colne 12:00, 27 November 1947

Does not my right hon. Friend consider that it might have been more efficacious for the probation to have preceded the birching instead of the birching preceding the probation?